Perth Modern School’s New 700 Seat Cyril Tyler Auditorium opened on Saturday 11th of September. Despite all the complexities and Covid impacts, the School managed a fantastic opening concert featuring dance and orchestral performances. Speeches were made by Principal Lois Joll, Board Chair Dr. Ken Michael, and Patron Malcolm McCusker. We are excited to share photos and comments from the opening night. “The acoustics are absolutely fantastic, wow! Everything sounds incredibly clear and beautiful. I think it is now Perth’s best venue, especially for the size” – Neil Coy, Musical Director“The new auditorium is exquisite and the students were beyond…
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NAIDOC Week 2021 Heal Country
National #NAIDOC Week 2021 Heal Country, is a call to reflect and reconnect with our place to acknowledge and respect our traditional ancestry in every aspect – Spiritually, Physically, emotionally socially, and culturally. It’s more than a place. Through all our projects we strive to continually improve our relationship with country and place through a site-sensitive architecture which derives a narrative sensitive to and inspired by our indigenous culture. Looking back at the Karla Katitjin Bushfire Centre of Excellence the engagement with local indigenous groups was key for the project from the outset. It allowed us to embrace First Nation’s…
Rockingham Youth Centre
After 6 months of operation, we are pleased to hear that the spaces we created at the Rockingham Youth Centre have been successful for both Youth users and staff. At SITE, we are committed to making flexible spaces that respond to our client’s individual needs. How do we do this? Through our collaborative process of genuinely listening and establishing a deep understanding of the users’ desires and wishes and creating space around these. “The space has allowed for multi-use in the various areas – counselling/intensive 1:1 support, workshops and structured activities, and recreational drop-in style use. We’ve used all the…
Beechboro Community Hub’s success at the Parks & Leisure Association Awards WA
We are pleased to share that our major Refurbishment to the Swan Active Beechboro (formerly Altone Place Leisure Centre) won Community Facility of the Year at the Parks and Leisure Association 2021 – WA Awards. The project sets the benchmark for creating an active community hub for the City of Swan, combining Café, Library, Creche, Aquatic, Sports, and Community Function spaces, as well as a workplace offering City Services to the public. https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/News-Media/2021/Beechboro-Community-Hub-named-WA-Community-Facility-of-the-Year
Forward works nearing completion at Lakeland Secondary High School
We are excited that forward works are nearing completion to make way for a renewed Sport, Drama, and Music precinct for Lakeland Secondary High School. SITE has spread the budget and scope further to include enhancements to the existing buildings and external areas far beyond the original brief.
Eaton Community College – New Science Building
SITE was engaged by the Department of Finance to design a facility to replace existing Science transportables at Eaton Community College, south of Perth. The brief included: 4 General Science Labs, 2 dedicated Chemistry Labs, Staff and Preparation Areas, located on the existing middle school hard courts. Through SITE’s process of Understanding, we began the process with a deep enquiry with key staff to discover the site context, values, and educational vision unique to Eaton Community College which we could draw upon to inform the design. Two values emerged. Diversity – Eaton Community College opened originally as a Middle School…